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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2010; 16(12): 1449-1457
Published online Mar 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i12.1449
Published online Mar 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i12.1449
Celiac disease in Middle Eastern and North African countries: A new burden?
Kassem Barada, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 110 72020, Lebanon
Abbas Bitar, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 110 72020, Lebanon
Mohamad Abdul-Razak Mokadem, Department of Internal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States
Jana Ghazi Hashash, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
Peter Green, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, United States
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Kassem Barada, MD, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, PO Box 11-0236, Beirut 110 72020, Lebanon. kb02@aub.edu.lb
Telephone: +961-3-780909 Fax: +961-1-370814
Received: September 4, 2009
Revised: November 16, 2009
Accepted: November 23, 2009
Published online: March 28, 2010
Revised: November 16, 2009
Accepted: November 23, 2009
Published online: March 28, 2010
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